Improved apparatus for treating- croup and other diseases



new aaw cit t me DEG-L Ar, or rAnIs; FRANCE.

I 13mm Patent No. 97,613, dated December 7, 1869.

\ lminovnnenrsmrus P012 TREATING- cnow AND OTHERJDISEASEEE 'ihe Schedulereferred to in thes e Letters Patent and making pm f h P 1batlwhom'itmagconcern i Be it known that I, GILBERT DncLA'r, of Paris,

flFrance, have invented a new and improved Anti- Oroup'Apparatus; andI.do herebydeclare that the W following is a-fnll and exact descriptionthereof.

'lhe nature of my invention consists insuringthe croup by the action ofbreathing the-vapors of difi'erent ingredientshereindescribed, and whichvapors are produced by anyproper apparatus or any kind ot'cdamp- I steampulverizator;

In 1865,1-publishda book, in which I indicated carbolic acid as a newmedicine, possessing the propc ty of curing parasitic and infectiousdiseases, espe cally the croup, diphtheria, angina, (malignant and 1gangrenous the diseases of the chest, the generality of theskin-diseases,&c. l Since then, I- have modified the processof employ-fing carbolic acid in the abovedise'ases, and I am y. now convinced thatall parasitic substances, c arbolic acid, certain mercurial fsalts,iodine, snlplnnyncamphor, &c., generally actwith more elficacy andrapidity when they-are introduced into the system by inhalation, or intothe pores of. the skin. by wet fn'migations produced by the saidingredients.

The processI employ to curel the croup 'is as fol lows: W

lWhen the water, placed in the bowl of theapp'ara- -tus, is at boilingpoiut, add, every two hours, one teaspoonful of the solution No. 1, andone of the compound mixtureNo. 2. "lhewatermust be kept always aboiling.

SolutioriNo. 1 is a strongly-concentrated alcoholic solution ofcarbolic' acid, (alcohol, fifteen parts; carbolic acid, eighty-fiveparts.) I v MixtureNo. 2, a mixture of one and one-fourth drachm of cinnabar, or sulphnret of mercury, or any I other salt'of mercury,ofcopper, &c., and from onehalf to .one drachm of parasitic powders, suchas the gnaeo, akentobo, juniper-berry, Spanish chamomile, &c. i

I Owing to the rapid progress ofthe croup, it may appear at firstsightthatthis process presents several inconveniences, such as the diflicultyot' finding at once, and at thesame druggists, the difi'erentiugredicutsand the proper apparatus.

Having foreseen these diflicult ies I have found the remedy by"combininga boxlthat contains all that is requisite for theoperat'ion,and I shall publish its contents in the medical papers, so that allparents desirons'of having in store a sure cure for the croup, may

find no difliculty in doing so.

Description of (mnAriti Group fl'pparat'us.

The box above mentioned should. contain, first, a a

holder combined in such a manner as to following advantages:

First, it must be very solid, and made so as to be 'Third, it mustsecure the above lamppeither by means of a'hole or by claws, so that the lamp may not be thrown over by the patient 'or'th'e'nurse.

Fourth, it must hold fast, and at aproper distance over-the lamp, a bowlin which the water and ingredients are to be boiled. 5

Fifth, it must act like a chimney, so, that the cold air may come frombelow,and that the hot air may surronndthe bowl, and keep the contentsin a continlial boiling state, without any danger ofthe contents of thelamp exploding.

To obtain the above results, I have adopted-,- First, an alcoholic lampwith one or more burners, in preference to a-lamp with three burners.Second, a bowl witha wide opening, so as to have a large surface ofevaporation; this'bowl to be made of fire-proof porcelain, ofwarnishedclay, or of iron, (not tinned inside,) on account of the action of theingredie'nts. Hitherto I prefer the latter.

Moreover, the box nlnst contain- First, several glass tubes to stir upthe mixture' Second, the required ingredients. 7 Third, several doses ofthe powder and sirnp of i-pecacuanhafthe sirup to be slightly dosed withcarbolic acid, so that it may not ferment and lose its,

'qualities by keeping.

scribed hereafter, (which vapors are produced by any proper apparatus,)to cure the cronp, diphtheria, angina, (malignant and gangrenous,) thediseases of the chest, the generality, of the diseases of the skin,850,,

or any other,\substantially the same. and which will produce theintended effect.

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' 80 Rae Taitbout, Par is.

\Vitnesses: J. DUROSELLE,

S. FERGUSON,- F. OLoor'r,

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